seni jawuŋa da allay qopsun
/seni dʒawuŋa da allaj qopsun/
Literal translation
may such a one rise up against your enemy too
Intended meaning
Exclamation of indignation used of someone whose arrogance or fury knows no bounds.
- Börü tonun jelpegey qaplap, İslam çıqdı, seni jawuŋa da allay biy qutursun, taşnı-ağaçnı da çaqdırıb, keltirgen ayranımı da itlege quydurdu.Islam came out with a wolf-skin coat thrown loosely over him — may such a bey rage even at your enemy — and, storming at stone and tree alike, he had the ayran I had brought poured out to the dogs.
Variants
- seni jawuŋa da allay adam qopsun
- seni jawuŋa da allay qutursun
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 399